When you’re marketing a property, Rightmove is hugely important – it’s where almost 100% of buyers start their property search, so it's important that you’re getting the most out of it. At Open Door, we use lots…
When you’re marketing a property on Rightmove, there are lots of things that you need to get right. The pictures and text that represent a property are both vital (see the links at the bottom of this post!) but th…
In mid-2016 Rightmove changed its approach to property advertising; a conventional listing now has TWO main pictures. So it’s no use having one good picture followed by a creaking garden shed – BOTH your front pic…
When people seek our help with a stubborn sale, there’s one question that we always ask: what is your property’s “clickthrough rate”? Have you heard of this term? Do you know what it is? Don’t worry if not, you’r…
Since opening the first Open Door office in 2012 we’ve found - almost without exception - that prospective buyers are not just looking to move home. They are searching for positive changes to their wider lifestyle…
Welcome back! This will be the last of our landlord-focused blogs, so we hope that you’ve found this series useful. Over the last few weeks we’ve covered a range of topics including selecting a great lettings agen…
In our last blog, we explained the meaning of Section 24, its impact and its timings. For some property investors, the effect will be fairly minimal, but what are your options if you’re adversely affected? Well, y…
As a landlord, you probably have a rough idea – from the outset – about when you’ll sell your investment property. You might have a specific date in mind (e.g. when the kids leave home); an event (e.g. when the bo…
We’ve recently written about how to make small improvements to your property to make it attractive to potential tenants, as well as how to avoid high repair bills in the longer term. However, every landlord knows…
No matter how reliable and responsible your tenants, it’s likely that – at some point – you will want to (or need to) increase the rent. This is a conversation which needs to be managed carefully; if you get it wr…
